Display apparatus



2 Sheets-Sheet l P. H. MEYER DI S PLAY APPARATUS Filed June 28, 1930 April 12,

l INVENTOR. 720W! I9( Iyer April 12, 1932. p, H. MEYER DISPLAY APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 28, 1930 ATTORNZ Patented Apr. 12, 1932 i 'UNI T1511)y STATES PATENT) orme-Ef PIERRE H. MEYER, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.`

DISPLAY ArPARATUs Application led June 28, 1930. 'Serial No. 464,456.

. Thisv invention Yrelates to Y display apparatus,and particularly to combination counter and shelving display, of such structure as to be more or less universal in its adapta.-

`tion for the display of merchandisevof various kinds and classes inthe arrangement of the shelves with respect to each other and to the counter, andthe shelving generally speaking, with respect to counter displays; and the object kof the invention is to provide a simple and economical construction of shelving of the class specified', which may be readily set up in a-store, sales room or in like places,

and which will occupy the leastamount of space, and utilize such space to the best possible advantage in displayingy merchandise so as to be readily seen and accessible; a further object 'being to provide means for supporting displaycards or boards at the ends and intersections of shelving of the class specified, whereby predetermined or featured merchandise may be set outfrom the remainder of the display and be more readily noticeable, and which 'by lvirtueV of the mountingemployed, may, as a unit, bedetached from the shelving for examination; and with these and other objects, in view, the Vinvention con-v sists in an apparatusof the class and'for the purpose` spe'cied, whichy is simple lin con` s Y` panying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each y of the fviews, and in-fwhich:

*Plowl Y 1 1 Fig. 5 is a partial section on the line 5-.-5

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F ig. 6 is a partial section on the line 6-6 shelvin of Fig. v1.

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struction, ehcient inv use, and which' is con structed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully ,disclosed in the following. specification, yof which the accom- Fig. Lis a front vview of a counter and .e inventlon.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 242 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial section on the line 343 Fig. 4 is a perspective `detail `view-of one vof a numberof display'boards, which I em- 0' apparatus, made' kaccording to myl Fig. 7 is a sectional, detail view showing'a modified arrangement of shelf boards in the shelving. f f

F orthe purpose of illustrating one method of carrying my invention into shownin Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, a counter construction 10, consisting of a table member 11, a front flange wall 12, supporteifect, I have ing strips 21, which join'the upper ends of the standards `17 as will bev apparent.r Attached 'to opposite sides of the standards 17 at the rear edges thereof 'are strips 22`which limit the inward movement of the shelvesl 23k arranged thereon. The strips 22 donot eX- tend thefull height of the standards 17 and are arranged adjacent avplurality of transverse slots k24'formed onthe opposite side faces of the standards. Placed in -these, slots' are shelf supporting plates or `cleats 25 in the yform of metal strips which fit'snugly in the slotsl 24 and project therebeyond to support the shelves 23. By employing a rela- 'tively large number of the slots`24,ity will: be

apparent that any desired adjnstment of the shelves with respect to each other may be provided and the supporting cleats form firm and rigid supports for the shelves. I :also preferably mount on the front ledge of thestandards k17 or :the upper ends thereof,up y wardly projecting clips ,or lugs 26 forming hooks adapted to engage sockets 27 in'display boards or finishing strips28 to be a-rrangedon the outer faces of said standards. Y

The sockets'27 are reinforced by plates 29 attached to the rear face,y `of said -boards.

kSecured to the inner face of the boards orstrips 28, adjacent the lower ends thereof,

Y are spacedv lv slhaped plates 30, which serve to L align the boards on the standards, these plates fitting on opposite side faces of the standards 17, as clearly illustrated in Fig. of the drawings.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, I have shown at the left of the shelving, a finishing strip 28 which is comparatively narrow, whereas the other two stripsorboardsQSare employed for display purposes. That is to say, articles "0 of merchandise of various kinds and classes may these av combination vcounterf and @20.shelf construction of the `class described, `.it

l will apparent that articles ofmerchandise @placed on -theicounter for .display may be sreadily seen, even those .articles arranged at the backof the counter or the table llthereof.

-Whenrelativelyvlarge articles are employed onthe counter, the arrangement ofthe shelves l 23within the standardswill besuch as to suit suchnrticles. .pg For example, in the Acentral sectonvof fthe shelving shownin- Fig. 1, the

0..lowerm.ost .shelf designated'by the reference .numerial 23a, is arranged at a relatively high @distance from'thetable 11 as comparedwith f 4the.lowermost.shelvesin.the -two endsections,

frthe rcounterto relativelyltall articles.

supportA articles inf angular aandbetween .thestandards 1 especially on f. .tiievlower shelves ofthe .separate sections; `nmlsforithispurpose, I have shown a modifica- AtionvfinnFign Vof the drawings, which con f .sists in, providing ashelf board 31, wider,

@than theshelf-boardsx?) and including a front flange 32 arranged at an acute anglewith remlegspect tolthe upper face ofthe shelf `board 81.

Thisboard alsoincludes angular side-blocks f .133'adapted to frest upon the supporting clipsy so esto arrange -the shelf in: .an angular pgsition'such asshown in saidfigure. A It will ao, understood `that the rear side corners of Mtheshelfl will be cut away to .clear 4the ystrips 22. I

It'will. also beV apparent that anyv desired number ofvshelf boards 23y may be arranged t*55. 1 in fthe.l separate sections inv a spaced relation .inmueble-for the articles of merchandise placed ontdsplayetherein While I/have shownin I:iE-ig. 1 of the drawings, 'an arrangement of three sections, it will be apparent that any f 'Gmdesired numberofesec'tions may be employed by adding the'reeplirednumherI ofv spaced standards, and by eorrespondinglyV lengthenvving'thecounter,L although it isnot necessary v =that thelength, of the shelvingbe equal to that of thelength of the counter. Instead of Varypermit the mounting of .v grooves and ftlms.V aocormnodating` the fcentra-lafportion 'of ranging the shelving and counter adjacent a wall as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, two of these counter constructions may be arranged back to back.

It will also be understood that whenever desired, all of the shelf boards may be removedbetween opposed standards so as to relativelyy tall articles upon the counter, or articles may be arranged upon the wall space between the standards if'desired. Various other changes in and modifications of the construction herein Vshown and described, may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from Athe spirit of my invention orsacrificing its advantages. Y

" Having' fully described my invention, what .l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is;

-. 1. In apparatus of the class described, a plurality of spaced standards, means forsupporting said 'standards in'spaced relation, said standards'comprising elongated boards of the same width throughout the major portion of 'the length thereof with, their '-wide, facesy in opposedrelation, the wide faces-of'said edges thereof and spaced vertically-thereon Vin close proximity to each other, elongated shelf supporting plates fitting snugly in said projecting-beyond adjacent side faces ofthe standards tofform shelfsupporting cleats, a plurality/of shelf boards adaptf edto'be supported upon said cleats to arrange Insome instances, itwould be desirable toy positionnvithin Y the shelfboards in predetermined spaced relation vertically within saidfvstandards,vin

edges thereof,

boards in connection with'the'standards.

2..':An apparatus of the class described comprising a plurality of spaced standards, means forI supporting said standards in.l spaced relation ,said standards ycomprising elongated boardsof the same width throughout the rmaj or portion of the length thereof with-their wide faces in opposed relation, the wide faces of said standards having aplurality vof transverse grooves opening through the front and rear edges thereof andspaced vertically thereon in close proximity to each other, elongated fshelf supporting plates fitting snugly insaid grooves and proJecting beyond adjacent side faces ofthe'st-andardstoform shelf supporting'cleats, a pluralityl of shelf boards adapted to be supported upon said cleats to arrange 'the shelf boards in predeterminedspaced'relation vertically ewithin' saidV standards, and means ony the shelf boards for supporting said boards onthe cleats-in angular position.

r3. An apparatus of the class described comprising a plurality of spaced standards, means for supporting said standards-in spaced relation, said standards comprising elongated boards of the same Width throughout the major portion of the length thereof with their Wide faces in opposed relation, the Wide faces of said standards having a plurality of transverse grooves opening through the front and rear edges thereof and spaced vertically thereon in close proximity to each other, elongated shelf supporting plates fitting snugly in said grooves and projecting beyond adjacent side faces of the standards to form shelf supporting cleats, a plurality of shelf boards adapted to be supported upon said cleats to arrange the shelf boards in predetermined spaced relation vertically Within said standards, means on the shelf boards for'supporting said boards on'the cleats in angular position, finishing` and display boards of greater Width than-the thickness ofy said standards detachably arranged on the outer edges thereof, and means for detachably mounting said boards in connection with the standards.

4. An apparatus of the class described comprising a plurality of spaced standards, means for supporting said standards in spaced relation, said standards comprising elongated boards of the same Width through the maj or portion of the length thereof with their Wide faces in opposed relation, the Wide faces of said standards having a plurality of transverse grooves opening through the front and rear edges thereof and spaced vertically thereon in close proximityto each other, elongated shelf supporting plates fitting snugly in said grooves and projecting beyond adjacent side y faces of the standards to form shelf supporting cleats, a plurality of shelf boards adapted to be supported upon said cleats to arrange the shelf boards in predetermined spaced relation vertically Within said standards, means on the shelf boards for supporting said boards on the cleats in angular position,` and the front end of said shelf boards having upwardly projecting retaining flanges.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed name this 23rd day of .I une, 1930.

PIERRE H. MEYER. j 

